Al-Ittihad Overcomes Al-Okhdood with a Double and Returns to Winning Ways

Al-Ittihad Club succeeded in breaking the series of setbacks, after achieving a valuable victory over Al-Okhdood with a score of two goals to one, as part of the eighteenth round of the Saudi Roshn Professional League.

Al-Ittihad started the match strongly, with Algerian Houssem Aouar opening the scoring early with a precise shot from inside the penalty area in the twelfth minute.

Frenchman N’Golo Kanté reinforced Al-Ittihad’s lead by scoring the second goal before the end of the first half, specifically in the forty-third minute, capitalizing on his team’s clear superiority.

Al-Ittihad dominated the first half with 70% possession and succeeded in creating several offensive opportunities, while Al-Okhdood posed no threat.

In the second half, Burak Ince managed to score a goal to reduce the deficit for Al-Okhdood in the fifty-ninth minute, but his team failed to equalize.

With this victory, Al-Ittihad raised its tally to 30 points, placing it sixth in the Saudi Professional League standings.

Meanwhile, Al-Okhdood’s tally remained at 9 points in the seventeenth position, continuing its struggles in the relegation zones.